Saturday, February 11, 2012 2:30 pm
JESUS IN INDIA
A Biblical prequel about the world’s most famous rebel
—before he found his cause
by Lloyd Suh – Directed by Daniella Topol
Two years after his hit play, American Hwangap, Lloyd Suh is back with a contemporary parable imagining a wild stretch in the lost years of Jesus Christ. Teenaged and wayward, Jesus of Nazareth journeys to the east with his friend, Abigail of Galilee towards a spiritual haven full of Maharajas, music, and some really good weed.
“The Magic Theatre unveiled a truly original new voice with the world premiere of Lloyd Suh’s quirky and affecting American Hwangap . . . Missed connections stalked the stage with beguiling ingenuity in a tale of a long distance family reunion”.
Saturday, April 14, 2012 2:30 pm
ANY GIVEN DAY
Two back-to-back plays
By Linda McLean
Directed by Jon Tracy
It’s 2pm in the East Side of Glasgow: Bill and Sadie are preparing for the arrival of their favorite person. It’s all going like clockwork until they discover they’ve forgotten the bread. Buying bread means going outside. Uh oh.
It’s 2pm in the West Side of Glasgow: two people are closing up the bar for the afternoon. A chance call opens up the opportunity for a future which they have stopped imagining. Leading Scottish playwright Linda McLean explores the fleeting nature of love and happiness set against a backdrop of violence and disappointment.
Saturday, June 16th, 2:30 pm
BRUJA
A reimagining of Euripides’ Medea
by Luis Alfaro
directed by Loretta Greco
From the critically acclaimed writer of Oedipus el Rey comes a contemporary story so haunting and sensual, it explodes one of the ancient myths most firmly embedded in our culture. A sizzling look at a sorceress scorned.
“Gritty, fierce, tersely poetic . . . Luis Alfaro’s riveting modern barrio retelling of Sophocles’ Oedipus burned up the stage at the Magic Theatre”.
Oakland Community Producer, Awele Makeba, 510-601-0432
http://magictheatre.org/about/oakland
The Magic Theatre (SF) Artistic Director: Loretta Grecco